By Gloria Larkin According to USASpending.gov, the government spent $472,158,562,285 last year through contracting for services and products with large and small companies nationwide. This was a $34 billion increase over the previous year, and 2017 is anticipating another increase, especially in Department of Defense spending. To dive deeper, Maryland was the place of performance... Read More
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Is it Possible to Grow a Federal Contracting Business in Tumultuous Times?
By Gloria Larkin The federal government marketplace is facing a dramatic shift driven both by the maturity of the market and a new administration. Most government contracting businesses are started by individuals with an area of expertise (engineering, IT services, construction, public relations, accounting etc.), or a passion (serve the warfighter, make the world a... Read More
Begin 2017 Off Right!
It’s finally 2017 and we can all take a deep sigh of relief that we made it here. The next question is, now what? Well if you are a federal government contractor this is the time to start, review, and update both your SAM and SBA profiles. Over 95% of companies using these federal websites... Read More
Who Wins?
By Gloria Larkin No matter who is elected the President of the United States, the federal government will still be the world’s largest customer. This means that over $450 billion dollars in services and products will continue to be contracted for with large and small businesses locally and nationwide. Yes, the federal marketplace is in... Read More